A wildlife photographer has dropped jaws across social media after a close encounter with one of Africa's best-known predators.

Hannah Stitfall ( @hannahstitfall ) filmed an up-close encounter with lions while out on a photoshoot in Zambia , showing how the pride surrounded her vehicle and kept a watchful eye on her as she took her photos .

Stitfall—whose account has more than 480,000 followers and also features videos of leopards, elephants and other African wildlife —kept her cool and filmed the lions, capturing several beautiful shots of the big cats as they interacted with one another.

Speaking to Newsweek , Stitfall said she works with "some of the best" wildlife guides who facilitate "99 percent" of her wildlife encounters, which she described as "exhilarating an

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